Strategic Operations Lead: Path to Chief of Staff

Red Volcano; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Volcano in Southampton is seeking a proactive Chief of Staff to turn ideas into action. You’ll own initiatives, coordinate multiple teams, and ensure delivery of critical projects while removing blockers.

The role offers hands-on ownership and a path toward a full Chief of Staff career within a lean, fast-moving AdTech environment. You’ll work directly with the CEO, taking ownership, organizing work, and ensuring initiatives are delivered on time.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in business or a discipline with strong analytical skills.
• Highly organised and calm under pressure.
• Proactive with strong prioritisation when multiple things happen at once.
• Confident coordinating and influencing people you don't formally manage.
• Curious about technology and looking for smarter ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Drive internal business projects from idea through to completion.
• Coordinate work across teams so everyone knows what they own and when it's due.
• Follow up on actions and hold people to their commitments.
• Keep things moving when priorities shift, and clear the blockers that get in the way.
• Improve processes and bring in the tools and automations that help us work smarter.
• Own internal documentation, SOPs and CRM quality.
• Coordinate suppliers, legal and admin activity, customer onboarding and compliance.
• Spot problems before they become bigger ones.

Skills

Organisational skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Tech-savvy

Education

Degree in business or analytical discipline

Job description

Red Volcano in Southampton is seeking a proactive Chief of Staff to turn ideas into action. You’ll own initiatives, coordinate multiple teams, and ensure delivery of critical projects while removing blockers.

The role offers hands-on ownership and a path toward a full Chief of Staff career within a lean, fast-moving AdTech environment. You’ll work directly with the CEO, taking ownership, organizing work, and ensuring initiatives are delivered on time.